Church of Sweden Youth
Svenska kyrkans unga | |
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| Formation | 1 January 1993 |
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| Type | Christian youth organization |
| Headquarters | Sysslomansgatan 8, Uppsala, Sweden |
| Methods | children and youth activities |
Membership (2013) | 13 000 |
Official language | Swedish |
| Amanda Carlshamre | |
The Church of Sweden Youth (Swedish: Svenska kyrkans unga) is the children's and youth group of the Church of Sweden. It was created on 1 January 1993. The Church of Sweden Youth was created after several christian youth groups had come together to form it.[1]
In 2013 there were 13,000 members of various ages.[1]
The come-together of the former youth groups was proposed in 1964.[2]
Chairpersons
[change | change source]Following people have been chairpersons.[2]
- 1993-1994 - Gunilla Casserstedt Lundgren
- 1994-1997 - Helena Karlsson
- 1997-2001 - David Sundén
- 2001-2005 - Erik Persson
- 2005-2009 - Maria Wingård
- 2009-2013 - Johan Berkman
- 2013 - Amanda Carlshamre
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 Therese Gustafsson. "About Church of Sweden Youth". Church of Sweden Youth. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Historia" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden Youth. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website (in Swedish)